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JULY 22 "CUSE, CUSE"The cheer you hear at Syracuse University basketball games is, "Cuse, Cuse." We may all be chanting the same thing in appreciation after our visit to this Central New York city. We especially enjoyed our time here. Syracuse was the stopover we have all been waiting for, as David has been planning our entertainment for weeks. In his hometown, he has taken on the responsibility of making sure we all have a good time. He arranged a boat trip with dinner on Skaneateles Lake for the bikers. He suggested a restaurant and made dinner reservations for 13 of my family members who had come here to support my journey. He did a fabulous job in making this stop one we will all remember fondly.
It was really GREAT for me to see all my family gathered in one place. They came with welcoming signs, cookies, cameras blazing, my lost biking jersey which they located somewhere in Utah, and a wonderful outpouring of support for my cross country journey. THANKS!
The bike trip today was a short 63 miles from Canandaigua to Syracuse through the Finger Lakes Region. We slowed down in the picturesque towns of Geneva, Seneca Falls, and Waterloo to take in the scenery. We walked to the end of the pier on Seneca Lake and took pictures into the haze covering the lake at this time of the morning. We stopped for rootbeer at a stand in Waterloo, and for lunch in a rustic old inn in Camillus. It was a hot and humid day with some hills to challenge us from time to time. We did move quickly, however, as we all had plans for the afternoon and evening.
It is a tired and happy group tonight. We'll be back on the road first thing in the morning. - Bill
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